Have any of you ever heard of Storybird? It's a fun website that allows you to write your own stories based on beautiful art by professional artists. I learned about Storybird via Russell Stannard at the IATEFL conference in the UK last month.
I just created my first Storybird story called "Like Mother, Like Son." On Storybird, just like on MyEC, there is a monthly writing challenge. I submitted my story to the Storybird May challenge (Mother's Day theme). Unfortunately, this challenge is only open to residents in U.S, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand. However, I would still like to invite YOU to a Mother's Day Story challenge. If we get enough submissions, we'll have a vote for the best story!
Here are the instructions:
1. Go to Storybird.com and create an account. It's free. Check your email for confirmation.
2. Choose an artist. Create a story with "mother" as your theme.
3. Publish your story. (Make sure it is public so that we can read it.) You will be able to embed your story after it is approved. (This takes 24-36 hours. When you click on your story you will eventually see a share button that says "Embed".)
4. If you don't want to wait for your story to have the embed code, send the story to yourself via email.
5. Copy the link in the email and share the link in the comments below.
6. Create a blog post called: Writing Challenge #31: Mother's Day Story. Share the link to your story (or embed it) and describe the experience. Why did you choose this artist? What was the most difficult part of using Storybird?
7. Rate the stories you read.
Note: If you cannot use Storybird for some reason, feel free to write a true or fictional story or poem on the theme of "mothers".
My Example:
Like Mother, Like Son by TEFLTara on Storybird
Here is a short tutorial about how to create a Storybird for this month's writing challenge. You can also watch the full Storybird tour.
Comments
Yes, you can participate! You just can submit to the official Storybird contest if you live outside of those countries. But you can be in our MyEC contest!
In order to have a contest we need at least 10 stories. Let's see what you can do!
Really very nice! I can't imagine it would be a great story ... fantastic! you're a great teacher,Tara! It is one of my dreams ... like a comic story, sure my students will love it. but I need the time, thanks for creating this challenge!
-Nadiyah-
http://storybird.com/books/moms-star/
I just finished my story and can't wait to share it with you all. It was fun to creat such a 'picture story' with all the fantastic drawings. The most difficult part was I needed to choose the right pictures for my writing. I would like to thank all the artists for sharing all the amazing pictures. And, I hope to see your story soon!!!
Hi Tara! I loved this challenge and decided to write my story... check it out http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/writing-challenge-31-mothe...
Cheers!
I read yours too Tara. "Like Mother, Like Son." and it made smile. How do i vote for your story?
I give it a 10 star-vote for Mother's Day story. I gave it a heart too.
Excellent Anah! I love your story. Yours is the first entry. Congratulations.
English note: "a lot" is two words : )
Sounds like a comic strip with a nice topic 'mother'! I liked to read comics when I was a kid. I'll give it a try right now. Oh, see, Anah has already finished his work. So, let me check the link for some clues!
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